The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-20
CELESTIALS In COURT.
AN UNJUST CHARGE AGAINST TWO
CHINESE MILLIONAIRES.

- IN UNI Oo AIlaINNTI1 <aoAi1NkoA 1 w ~
CHINESE MJLLIONAIRES.
Rather Hasty Action OF the Society
forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren-AttaclSing Virtue in Order to
Avenge vioe-Something About the
Purity and Devotion of Chinese Moth
ers.
NEW YORK, June iS.-There was unique
srene in the Tombs Police Court one day
this week. Jam Fong and Mong Hong
Long, two leading Chinese merchants and
millionaires, were brought before Justice
German by the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children on the charge of
having two young girls in their possession
whom they were holding in duress until old
enough to be used for immoral purposes.
The court was crowded with representatives
from the Chinese quarter and the Imperial
Consulate. The spectators were treated to
the somewhat rare sight of Chinese
woman. All Sun, the wife of Jam Fong,
was there, dressed in American costume
and carrying a second edition of Jam
Fong in her arms She is bright,
rather attractive looking woman, whose
American clothes fitted her beautifully. l
was assured by CounsellQr Starkweather,
who is married man, and consequently an
expert in matters of this kind, that the dress
and hat cost not less than 800. One of the
young girls was similarly arrayed in ex-
pensive American clothes, while the other
was attired in the picturesque costume of
the Flowery Kingdom. They were both
considerably frightened at being hauled into
the hideous and foul smelling Tombs Police
Court, and the Chinese gentlemen who were
puzzled at the peculiar development of our
boosted civilization, which made a criminal
matter of an action which is regarded as
creditable i'll every civilized country
taking care of the orphans. 1t was quickly
and conclusively proved that the charge
was unfounded and the case was
dismissed. but it seems to me that
Mr.. Gerry might have easily spared the two
little girls the fright, which amounted to
positive cruelty, by looking into the case
carefully before causing the arrest. Mr..
Gerry in explaining the matter said that a
similar practice had been unearthed in San
Francisco some years ago, and he feared its
Repetition here. / was in San Francisco
during the excitement referred to and was
much in the Chinese quarter, and of my own
knowledge know that the matter was much
exaggerated The exposure, however, had
the effect of making every Chinese woman
an object of suspicion, and thus working
great injustice to number of worthy women,
good wives and mothers. As a matter of
fact the average Chinese woman is like the
Chinese man, far better educated than
her Caucasian sister of the CORES
ponding class i'll society. They can
all read and write, and in home life
are noble example to our American
women, being devoted mothers, and mari
tai infidelity is almost unknown among
them. Many of the better class are educated
by American teachers and in matters of
beauty and culture compare very favorably
with our American girls. The Chinese
mind is naturally bright and witty and
poetical withal / had the good fortune to
be admitted on terms of intimacy in the
the family of one of the wealthiest Chinese
merchants, and his charming daughter
made a deep impression upon my then sus-
ceptible heart. She was a very pretty girl,
talked English and French fiuently, played
divinely upon the piano, and was altogether
lovable and lovely. She was rather better
educated than the average American girl,
for the time they spent in shopping for a
paper of pins or pronenading the streets
and flirting she devoted TO her studies
This New York attack was instigated by
the Chinese gamblers and keepers of the
opium joints upon whom Wo Kee, Jam
Fong, Quong Hong Long and Yut Sing,
who lead the conservative and reputable
element in Mott street society, have waged
inceSsant warfare. The gamblers deter
mined to get square and brought their story
to the attention of Mr.. Gerry and succeeded
in deceiving him SO completely that the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children was placed in the Notifying posi-
ton of attacking virtue i'll order to revenge
vice. ALLAN FoRMAN.